Was super disappointed with the Sparkle event. Took no more than 15 minutes to walk through the whole event and that s with the dome video included. Definitely was not worth the $20 for tickets. I would recommend going to zoo lights across the street instead. This might be a good event if you have kids but a terrible idea for date night. Felt like a waste of money.
Great place to spend time with kids. The proximity to the Zoo makes it even more attractive as in case the weather is not nice, there is always a chance to spend time there. We loved the food in the cafeteria as well. Quite pricey, but tasty. The Dome theater was questionable. The movie was hard to watch and almost felt like it was 3d, but demonstrated on the dome-like ceiling. Overall, we will keep this place in mind for sure for future travels!
This is our third year having a membership here. It's a great place for kids! Huge space for them to explore and play. The presentations they have in the theatre room and the main area are very engaging and interesting. Since they have the large outside play area we can also enjoy the outdoors when the weather is nice enough. The circus that they have right now is very fun and educational. I really like that the dome theatre is now included in memberships. It can get very busy so I try to not go at peak hours. Its definitely geared more towards kids. I don't think it would be very worthwhile for adults to go alone.
Best place to take kids. It is fun for adults too. I liked it myself.
We come to the Creative kids section a few times a month. We love it here!
Lots of hands on exhibits and fun things for the kids to do
My six year old had a blast. We spent 4 hours here on a frosty winter day and it was perfect.
We love to visit Telus Spark! The hands-on interactive displays throughout provide hours of engaged learning. The Inspired Stage, Dome presentations, and outdoor playground are highlights for us as well. We always learn something new!
Interesting, but some of the things were a little young for the teens. More suitable for pre-teens.
Unique places for kids. Anyone who goes there will have a good experience
My kids love it. Certainly not a place an average family can afford to go too all the time, but that's life in this city.
Great exhibits for the kids, and excellent staff who were there to make a good day great. Tells Spark is part of the science museum network.
AMAZING! Family friendly, tons of fun, and very pleasant staff. Strongly recommend.
My kids love coming here, especially the interactive displays!
Ok... price... insane!!!!! How can a single mother afford this place without being in debt... literally!!!!
But
... AMAZING inside!!!! And amazing staff and very clean and cared for and super creative and entertaining for kids all ages.
Fantastic place to take the kids and parents can enjoy themselves too
Great for kids. Interactive displays on science and engineering. Documentary Theatre, live displays and cafeteria
The Telus Sparks Science centre is amazing and so interactive. Our kids had a blast exploring in several areas of the science centre.
We watched two of the shows including a show on fire which dazzled the audience and a show outside to launch some Rockets. The show was near closing time so they had to rush through it.
Great place to spend the day with the kids to learn a bunch of about science
Our kids love it. Lots to do with kids for the day from the interactive water exhibits to climbing facilities to the sience shows. The outside facility is great ad well.
Great place, price of admission is pretty steep tho.
Great place for all ages. Very pricey in my opinion and not flexible in fees/memberships. Note: if you don't have a membership you pay $10 for parking.
But otherwise a great place for children to play, explore and learn.
Great place for all ages. Very interactive and lots of exhibits to learn from. Can get quite busy with kids so I'd recommend coming later rather then earlier
Went here for fiver fridays and it was a blast! Great selection of local craft beers and some delicious test tube alcoholic shots.
I do not have kids, I simply enjoy science centres... most anyway. any time i visit a city I try to goto their science centre. so when my home city built a new one I was excited.
The building is amazing... the contents less so. Most displays felt cheap and out of place.
As is the norm most displays are aimed at children and although it was a busy day the vast majority of stations were empty with the kids instead playing in the water or wandering aimlessly through the vast amounts of empty space. $20 for an adult $13 for kids and $16 for youth plus an extra $8-$30 to see any of the shows is rather expensive considering it was a 45 minute visit and we saw everything! I am a zoo member and happily pay my membership year after year because I feel there is some value in it.
after one visit to Telus Spark I left feeling disappointed and ripped off!
I would not recommend Telus Spark to any of my friend with or without kids.
Went for adults night bit of fun something different, thought it was a little price for what it was
I thoroughly enjoyed it. With the amount of activities to do, there's always something for everyone to do.
Great place. Good for kids of all ages. Lots to see and do and be interactive with.
Went here for star trek exhibition. Was a lot of fun and interactive.
Costs $70 for a family of four. They could at least fix the broken seats in the the theatre.
Pretty awesome place. Lots to see, do and learn. The science shows are entertaining, fun and informative. Docking one star due to the price which is too high in my opinion.
I bought tickets to Telus Spark Adult Only night, expecting to see the current exhibit. I had attended the adult only night before so I expected this night to be no different. The current website is misleading in that there were two purchase options, general admission and general admission with the dome show. I was not interested in the available dome show so I purchased general admission. Upon entry I was informed that my general admission did not include entrance to exhibit (this is not specified on the ticket.) Had I known, I would not have purchased the tickets. General admission included access to their standard displays which have not changed since the last time I attended, highlights include Lego and a sandbox. I m disheartened by the grossly mismanaged event, I feel as though I was deceived. What's worse is that had I been given the option to and purchased the extra ticket to the exhibit I would have been turned away due to the two hour wait, because the event was oversold.
Very entertaining. It has a huge outside park outside as well. Easily spend a fun day there.
It was fun, and it had a lot of cool facts on animals. My 9 year old sister made a lot of new friends.
Loads of fun! The kids had hours of entertainment and learning, and so did us adults.
Good for kids but could be much better. On the other hand the cafeteria food is the best I've had in any similar public place like this. Burgers are on the pricy side but they are really, really good.
Could not believe the reviews after visiting. Both adults had a blast and the 10 year old was fascinated and the 5 year ran jumped and played himself out! Totally worth it in every way. It will be part of my yearly visit to Calgary every time from now on!
The kids really enjoy spending time here with so many hands on experiences and live science shows. We been members since the place opened years ago. Fun activities for all ages of the family members.
Had a great time exploring with my sister, really nice variety in the things you can do. Unfortunately a lot of the displays are broken or malfunctioning.
Absolutely love this place. Definitely way to expensive but we thoroughly enjoyed it.
Smaller than I expected. First time visiting at this building. Couple of schools where there at the same time but it wasn't too crowded or over booked. Saw 2 of the dome shows both were lovely. Exhibits were interesting, staff were informatitive. Animals inside out was incredible. Facility was clean. We didn't eat any food while visiting so no comment on that. Felt like a reasonable amount of entertainment for the price. Gift shop had some amazingly brilliant gag gifts.
Nice looking but way over priced for the experience. Expensive for a family of four to attend. This feels like an immature science centre and has a long way to go. Telus Spark in Edmonton is substantial better which is major disappointment for us Calgary folks and a missed opportunity. I think there are a series of poor decisions made where instead of focusing on science, engagement with the masses and getting children to fall in love with science they have focused the resources on a great looking building.
It's a good place for kids and adults to have food.People working there are A1
Great place for family and the Star Trek portion too a long time sure to overcrowding. Still worth the trip though.
The science centers okay, but I definitely prefer the old one the best. This new science center is more like an oversized Daycare, after an hour or so of wandering around you've seen pretty much everything. There's definitely a lot to be desired and while its fun for kids I feel it's lacking for the adults or teenagers.
I definitely found myself sitting and chatting with other parents rather than trying to engage my niece of nephew because they were already busy playing in the big jungle gym or with the toys provided.
I would actually prefer going to the old one better because there was a lot more to interact with.
Great school program. The class had a lab session based on what they studied at school. After that we had the run of the place for the rest of the day.
Carh up the circus it was an amazing experience for my daughter
Great place to take the kids but the cafeteria menu was not kid friendly at all, though you can bring your own food in.
Stay the whole day and get the best out of this science park. Totally entertaining with lots of activities for kids and adults.
Spark has a fairly narrow age range that will enjoy the whole experience but there is lots of stuff for kids to do. Admission, parking and the cafeteria are particularly pricey but the building is kept clean there are often things going on for kids to participate in
Lots of exhibits that you can play with. The adult only monthly event is a great way to get to be a kid again. The star shows are amazing - worth it just for that!
I never had been there and I thoughly enjoyed myself there.
This was our first visit and really enjoyed it. There was many areas that keeps us busy for the afternoon.
Lots of fun. Kept my son entertained all day with lots of interactive activities.
The sections and shows were awesome! The exterior/interior designs were spectacular. Although I'm taking away a star because of the high prices for entry and food.
We love the science center so much that we bought memberships. On our most recent trip we decided to add a parking pass for the year. We went to setup the account and were unable to because the number provided by the center had not been activated. After several emails and phone calls we were advised that they cannot fix it and we'll have to take it up with the parking authority. Parkplus cannot activate Sparks numbers and say they need to fix it. I'm writing this review to prompt Spark to address the issue further as we're currently not receiving any answers. We also have a parking ticket to look forward to because this issue has taken over 3 days to resolve and the account should have been active that day. Hopefully Spark will recognize the major inconvenience this has caused.
Fun place for kids to lean and play. Unless I missed something, a few more exhibits would be nice.
Wonderful place to bring a 5 and 3 ur old. They played in kids center for over 4 hrs
It's expensive, but so is everything else to do in the city like this. Be careful though, as sometimes you may be nerding out at a station and forget you're there with your kid.
Some of the exhibits don't work, it's frustrating. Won't be renewing our passes this year.
so-so experience. not quite sure exactly what age group this place appeals to. really busy on a rainy day in the summer. $5 to park too
It is set up for children and youth. If yo have young children or grandchildren.
Charged us full admission, then we discovered the main exhibit was closed and the upstairs was roped off. What little there was to see was overrun by two large school groups. Called to express my feedback but they haven't got back to me in the month since.
Love the toddler section! Our son also loves the outdoor playground
This place is amazing; so much to take in. Might take you a couple of visits to see everything.
So much fun to walk around and see new things. All the staff are super friendly and accommodating. Very impressed. I like how its full of kids playing but it still quite in side with no ecos.
Good museum for spending an afternoon and learning about basic science.
My wife and I recently attended the science center adults only night and it was a blast! The exhibits were cool and interactive. Tip bring cash with you and possibly change for the lockers.
Not impressed after spending so much on a yearly pass. Our two year old became so violently ill (terrible cold and profuse diarrhea) for over two weeks after visiting. She was so sick we had to take her to children s hospital - whereupon the Physician said he sees so many kids get sick visiting there that he would never take his own children. He said they must not do any sort of cleaning of the toys etc. well, after six months we took her again and low and behold violently ill again. What a waste of a couple hundred dollars- not to mention the displays are sponsored by some of the richest companies but often lack appropriate descriptions. In the children s area there are no descriptions of content and exhibits do not change.
We enjoy the Spark Center. Great activities for a large age range . We always stay 2-3 hours.
Nice building, super rudimentary science
If you don't have small kids, don't bother
The exhibit was great. However some of them were not working. The animal exhibits were definitely worthwhile. Canteen food was good but costly. The theatre was also a great addition.
We went for an Adults Only night, which is held every second Thursday of the month from 6PM-10PM. There were several small interactive exhibits set up with the theme for the night, along with an excellent guest speaker we saw in a small theatre. We got to go to the main exhibits without having to worry that kids were waiting to see, it's a neat concept having adults only, it works really well. There is also drinks for sale, they aren't allowed in some areas but there is enough to see on the main floor that you can finish it before going to the exhibits. The tickets in are regular price standard admission, about twenty bucks, and drink tickets were $7.50. Parking is also $5.00, so I would advise heading there for 6PM to get your moneys worth and have time to see everything. There is also a small restaurant on the second floor, I didn't get to try anything but it looked to have several people eating.
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